Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC Memorandum Circular No. 2015-04)
All agricultural and fisheries machinery pools and service centers, including sales and distribution outlets and manufacturing establishments, whether public or private, must have the required manpower complement of licensed agricultural engineers and certified technicians and operators, as per guidelines set by the Board of Agricultural Engineering and the Department of Labor and Employment.
Agricultural and fishery machinery service centers established by cooperatives or registered businesses in Strategic Agricultural Development Zones or Agrarian Reform Communities; sales and distribution outlets of agricultural and fishery machinery and equipment; machinery and equipment pools, service centers, facilities, and post-harvest/agri-fishery processing centers operated by various government or private entities; and manufacturing/assembling establishments of agricultural and fishery machinery registered with the SEC and DTI.
They must prepare or evaluate project feasibility studies including technical specifications, manage or supervise operation and maintenance of machinery pools and service centers, train and supervise machinery technicians and operators, manage sales and distribution outlets and manufacturing establishments including design and technical specification preparation, and conduct research and development for improving operations.
They must have a valid and updated Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) license.
Compensation shall comply with the Salary Standardization Law, Labor Code of the Philippines, and prevailing professional fee rates.
Violators are subject to administrative and criminal sanctions and penalties provided under Sections 31 and 32 of Republic Act No. 10601 and Section 32 of Republic Act No. 8559.
The Professional Regulatory Board of Agricultural Engineering and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) through monitoring and ocular inspections.
It includes machinery for production, harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, preserving, transporting, and distribution of agricultural and fisheries products such as tractors, power tillers, seeders, transplanters, windmills, harvesting machines, irrigation equipment, livestock equipment, post-harvest machines like milling machines and dryers, and agricultural transport machinery.
Yes, depending on the magnitude of professional services needed, Agricultural Engineers may be engaged on either a full-time or part-time basis.